Initially, the state Archives was under the supervision of the Mizoram State Museum, Directorate of Education, having a Superintendent and a lone LDC in 1979 (No.ESS.199/78(P)/2 dt.6.3.’79). A Chemist-II post was created in 1982 (A.11013/3/82- EDN/1 dt.23.10.’82), after which the State Government created 7 (seven) other posts - Archivist, Assistant Superintendent, UDC, Binder, Record Attendant, Record Lifter, Chowkidar in 1983 to bring it to a full fledged State Archives (No.A.11313/9/82-EDN/27 dt.12.8.’83).
The Archives was named/entitled ‘Mizoram State Archives’ on 1.10.’85, the day it became independent from its supervisor, the Mizoram State Museum. Having no place to call its own, the State Archives served the Government in rented Offices at various localities such as Dawrpui Veng and Upper Khatla. Ever since the Directorate of Education has been parted to three new Directorates, viz. School Education, Higher & Technical and Art & Culture in 1988 (No.A.11013/81/87-EDN dt.3.5.’88), the State Archives remains under the Art & Culture Department. The State Archives ever since collected records from the Record Room of Deputy Commissioner, Aizawl, State Archives of Assam, West Bengal and National Archives of India, New Delhi. Most of the materials from outside the state were Xerox copied. The records of Mizoram State Archives are all properly indexed.
The State Government purchased a building/Office for the State Archives from the Government ‘Capital Project’ in 1996 (No.D.28012/1/93-EDN(AC) dt.29.3.’96) and tended the old building for 2(two) years before the State Archives could finally move in on 26.5.’98. As records received have been increasing, the Archives hopes and pray that both individuals and the Government come to realize the significance/importance of record and its preservation.
